Photography blogger Lau offers a plain-English explanation of two of the most confusing concepts in photography: aperture and focal length. A highlight: Lenses with larger apertures are faster ...

First, though, you have to … Continue reading → Aperture is perhaps the most important — and also the most confusing — photographic concept to grasp. Mastering the use of ...

Aperture and ‘depth of field’ It’s not just about exposure, though. Changing the aperture also changes the ‘depth of field’ in a photo, or how much near-to-far sharpness you get in a ...

F-stop is a consistent way to measure lens aperture, and helps photographers control exposure and depth of field. It is noted with an f followed by a slash and number, for example f/2.8.

You can’t get far in any talk about phones, cameras and photography without hearing about ‘aperture’ But what is it, and why is it important?

Then second factor is distance. In general, the close you get to your subject, the less depth of field you’ll have. Again, it can be extended or lessened through aperture; it’s good to know ...

NEW YORK -- On Monday night, luminaries from the world of photography will gather in Chelsea to celebrate the 70th anniversary of a nonprofit organization called Aperture.

Aperture, a photography book and magazine publisher, gallery, and nonprofit photography resource center based in New York City, is launching a series of educational photography titles, and is ...